Last Sunday in Oulu

It has been another hectic week and a very depressing one for Annikki and me. But more about that in a later entry.

Last Sunday appeared to be quite a nice day when Samu accompanied me to attend the weekly meeting of the Co-operative of Foreign Small Business Owners of Oulu. The meeting was held at the usual time of 14:00 hours at the office of Saikou Marong who runs an Internet cafe, a Western Union Money Transfer Service and an International Phone Call Booth Centre in the heart of Oulu.

The crowd is growing every week. Here are some of the photographs from the meeting. It was not a formal meeting but a general get together, this time, under the rotating Chairmanship, of Jussi Määttä.

Jussi (Finland), Nick (Kenya), Bill (China), Jussi 2 (Finland)


Bill (China), Jussi 2 (Finland), Tingting (China), Saikou (Gambia), Tapon (Bangladesh), Kamu (Zambia)


Tingting (China) & Jussi (Finland)

Zeddy, the Zambian football international, was also present at the meeting as he missed his Sunday match for the Finnish side he plays for, ROPS, because of injury. Football star of the Matthan family, Samu, got a photo-op with Zeddy, his buddy.


Samu and Zambian football International, Zeddy

After the meeting, Samu and I went off to the football game where Samu was playing in a match for his side, Tervarit Chelsea, against Tervarit Arsenal.

It poured with rain over the football pitch and even hailed. But the teams played on. All of us were soaked to the skin. Samu said he was playing with as if he had heavy armour on him!!


Drenched to the skin, Samu poses


Exhausted team, but fresh as daisy Samu, being assembled by coach


Cheers for the opponents - Samu looks unruffled

As I rushed Samu home, I called Joanna to get the sauna ready for him to thaw him out. I went home and had a half hour shower in vitually boiling water to get the chill out of my bones!